title: Promoting health literacy with orofacial myofunctional patients.
abstract: The definition of health literacy is provided along with information substantiating its importance. Focused initiatives, the consequences of poor health literacy, and at-risk populations are briefly discussed. The focus of this article is the application of health literacy principles to the discipline of orofacial myology and how the promotion of health literacy facilitates positive growth for patients, orfacial myologists, and the professions. The article concludes with a vision for a health literate society.
authors.affiliation: Communicative Sciences and Disorders Program Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL 35762, USA. hope.reed@aamu.edu
authors.forename: Hope C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D003813:Dentistry; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009042:Motivation; D020247:Myofunctional Therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology; D013664:Teaching Materials; D035862:Vulnerable Populations